Humanity always wants to know what else can be
done to test the human’s limit. Physically, humans are limited by a few things:
limitations of speed, limitations of holding one’s breath, limitations of the
body elements when facing sharp objects and many more.

I’m not a person that believes in the art of invulnerability,
magic or whatever it’s called. I believe that logic is limiting us from what we
can do, and there is knowledge that can reveal the ultimate functions and
system of the human body. But I also believe that our mind can influence how
our body works in different ways. But to be invulnerable to fire and sharp
objects? Hard to believe.

A familiar word to our ears. Debus is identical
with slashing knives and sharp objects to the hands and other body parts and
not being injured. They are known for eating pieces of glass without shedding
any blood. Yes, I’ve heard of them and have seen the pictures, but to see debus
performances live really gives a different sensation.

The heat of the fire began the debus attraction.
The experts of the art of invulnerability showed that they can withstand the
heat of fire by placing burning wood unto their body. Not just that, the debus
performers stuck their tongue out unto the fire and then set the ember on fire.
Again and again they approached us to show that the embers that they ate are
real.

It was as if I was given a magic show again and
again. From the flames, the attractions of bending steel using their chest and
neck, until the piercings in the hands and necks. But this time, I gave an
unpleasant expression seeing the person’s neck being pierced by a foreign
object.

What’s interesting is, that these experts are
doing all this while joking around. When their head was hit by a large bamboo
they laughed. Before, I used to think that to do these stunts they have to be
very serious and focused. But actually they are not.

I’m a person that does not believe it magic
easily. Tricks that change object A into object B, or to move something with
magic, still doesn’t make much sense to me. But body resistance can be learned
by the mind.

Have you ever suddenly felt sick in your stomach
because of being worried? Ever had a severe headache because of stress, or
feeling pain when seeing an old wound on your leg that was there before? It’s the mind that controls the body.

I know going around a new city on a bus can
sometime seem to be boring, but this is the most effective way to observe and
see the city in a short amount of time. In my visit to Tokyo, Japan, I spared
some time to get on a city tour around Tokyo. Most of the areas passed can only
be seen from inside the bus. But I actually saw a couple of interesting things
just by observing things behind the windows.

I went around Tokyo as part of the Tokyo Skytree & Asakusa Tour from Sunrise
Tour JTB. Besides the city tour, I also visited Asakusa and Tokyo Skytree. The
tour fee is around 6,600 Yen per person. See the full info here